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Twins walk off Royals after solid start from Seth Lugo

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 29, 2026, 2:43 AM

Last updated Jul 29, 2026

Twins walk off Royals after solid start from Seth Lugo

Summary

The Minnesota Twins secured a 3-2 walkoff victory against the Kansas City Royals on July 28 at Target Field. Seth Lugo pitched six strong innings for Kansas City, allowing just one run despite struggling with baserunners. The Royals managed to tie the game in the sixth but could not hold the lead. The Twins capitalized on a two-run play in the ninth inning to clinch the win.

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•Twins win 3-2 against Royals in walkoff fashion
•Seth Lugo allows one run in six innings pitched
•Royals tie game with a double steal in the sixth
•Twins score two runs in the ninth to secure victory
•Kansas City struggles with injuries, now below.500

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2:43 AMYahoo Sports — Twins walk off Royals in convincing argument that Seth Lugo should be on the trade block

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Seth Lugo has somewhere between 17 and 38 different pitches to stymie opposing batters (nine, technically, per Statcast). He did just that in Tuesday’s start against the Minnesota Twins, tossing six innings and allowing only one run. But none of them can force his offense to score or prevent his bullpen from imploding, and the […]
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